Godrej Industries is an Indian manufacturer of oleochemicals for use in over various industries.[3] It also manufactures edible oils,[4] vanaspati and bakery fats. In addition, it operates real estate. Godrej Industries (Chemicals Division) has its headquarters in Mumbai, India, and bases in 40 countries; it exports to more than 60 countries.

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AN OVERVIEW ON THE CORPORATE SOCIAL
RESPONSIBILITY INITIATIVES BY GODREJ INDUSTRIES
LIMITED
Varun Kesavan, Research Scholar, E – Mail Id –
varunkesavan@yahoo.com
INTRODUCTION
Godrej Industries is an Indian manufacturer of oleochemicals for use in over
various industries.[3] It also manufactures edible oils,[4] vanaspati and bakery fats.
In addition, it operates real estate. Godrej Industries (Chemicals Division) has its
headquarters in Mumbai, India, and bases in 40 countries; it exports to more than
60 countries.
SoonabaiPirojsha Godrej Marine Ecology Centre
The Western bank of the Thane Creek is the single largest mangrove belt in
Mumbai. A substantial tract of mangrove land is adjoining the Godrej & Boyce
township, Pirojshanagar, in Vikhroli a suburb of Mumbai.

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Vast area under mangroves has been conserved by SoonabaiPirojsha Godrej
Marine Ecology Centre. Well diversified and well protected, these are the last-
quality mangroves in the city. The vast expanse of these mangroves serve as a
second lung of the city only after the Sanjay Gandhi National Park which is under
immense environmental pressures.
The mangrove flora of Pirojshanagar is well diversified. There are 16 species of
mangroves and mangrove associates. The faunal composition in the area is also
equally diverse. Apart from 206 species of birds, 30 species of reptiles, 13
species of crabs, 7 species of prawns and 20 species of fish have been identified
so far in the area. Mammals like jackals and mongoose also were sited many a
times.
This wetland acts as an important stopover for over hundred species of migratory
birds including magnificent flamingos, gulls, terns, avocets & curlews.
The SPG Marine Ecology Centre has taken several measures to protect these
mangroves as a part of environmental and social responsibility. One of the major
objectives of the centre is conservation of the marine diversity (mangrove
ecosystem) through research, education/awareness building and regular
monitoring. Simultaneously, centre is engaged in the propagation of various
species of Mangroves, developing theme parks on medicinal plants and rare
endemic plant species, palms amongst others.

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Conservation Activities by SP Godrej Marine Ecology Centre
The SoonabaiPirojsha Godrej Marine Ecology Centre has undertaken several
measures to protect the mangroves locally. Some of the programmes undertaken
are
1. Regular monitoring/ patrolling in creek side mangrove area conserved by SPG
Marine Ecology Centre to check possible destruction of existing mangroves and
protecting rare species of mangroves.
2. Ecological restoration of degraded mangroves by raising nurseries and
replenishing degraded mangrove areas through artificial regeneration in different
areas.
3. Establishment of Mangrove Interpretation Centre: Dissemination of the
information regarding the importance of mangrove conservation through film/slide
shows, seminars, nature trails/camps, poster exhibitions etc.

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Godrej Memorial Hospital
The Godrej Memorial Hospital was set up in September 2004 with the purpose of
providing quality healthcare services at affordable cost. It is a state-of-the-art
hospital that offers specialty and super-specialty services.
Godrej Memorial Hospital is a modern multi-specialty hospital located in close
proximity to Vikhroli Railway station and Eastern Express Highway. The hospital
provides specialty and super-specialty services, which includes Hyperbaric
Medicine and HBOT. The focus is on Emergency Medical Care.
Godrej hospital meets health care needs of General public and Godrej
Employees alike.

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The Hospital is accorded NABH ( National Accreditation Board for Hospitals
& Health care Providers) & NABL (National Accreditation Board for Testing &
Calibration Laboratories) Accreditation.We continue to be associated with India's
largest conservation NGO, WWF India. Over the years, WWF India's perspective
has broadened to encompass the conservation of habitats and ecosystems.
TEACH FOR INDIA
We strongly support Teach For India, an arm of Teach For America, that brings
together young graduates and volunteers to work with low income schools across
India to improve the quality of teaching they offer.
THE MODEL
In order to build a growing community of leaders, Teach For India has
developed a two-part theory of change.
In the short-term, through our Fellowship program, we provide an
opportunity to India’s brightest and most promising individuals, from the
nation’s best universities and workplaces, to serve as full-time teachers to
children from low-income communities in some of the nation’s most under-
resourced schools.

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Through this experience of teaching in classrooms and working with key
education stakeholders like students, principals, and parents, our Fellows
get exposed to the grassroots realities of India’s education system and begin
to cultivate the knowledge, skills, and mindsets necessary to attain positions
of leadership in the education system and identify their role in building a
larger movement for equity in education.
In the long-term, we engage these leaders, our Alumni, and support this
growing community to advocate for change. Our Alumni work in diverse
roles within the education sector, as teachers, teacher-trainers, school
principals, curriculum designers, and education policy researchers, as well
as in the ecosystem surrounding and supporting the education sector, as
journalists, lawyers, health experts, entrepreneurs, and corporate leaders,
all with a shared purpose to build a broad people’s movement for
educational equity that will accelerate progress towards that day when all
children in India have the opportunity to attain an excellent education so that
we, as a nation, can find our light and our true potential.

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THE INITIATIVES
While the day to day work of teaching our children is of central importance,
we believe in creating bright spots to push our sense of possibility, and to
spread what we are learning beyond Teach For India.
Millions of children in India are born with a deformity commonly known as cleft
lip. Godrej Memorial Hospital, along with the America-based NGO 'Smile Train'
conducts a programme to treat children from low income families who are born
with the condition.